Bulls Daily News

Yahoo NBA Wed, 02/25/2009 1:20 AM

Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Bulls played well before the trade deadline, winning seven of 10 games. Whether they could keep rolling after adding four new players was uncertain. The first game with the newcomers was a loss at Indiana on Sunday. But the Bulls returned to their winning ways Tuesday, piling up 120 points against Orlando. Three of the new players are part of the regular rotation. Swingman John Salmons and center Brad Miller arrived from Sacramento for Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin. Forward Tim Thomas was acquired from New York, along with guard Anthony Roberson and injured center Jerome James, for Larry Hughes. Salmons, Miller and Thomas combined for 37 points against the Magic on Tuesday. Read more...

Chicago Bulls Daily News

Yahoo NBA Sun, 02/22/2009 12:44 AM

Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Bulls completed a mini-makeover as Thursday's trade deadline expired. In three different deals, they sent away six players, took back five and added one low first-round draft pick. The Bulls did not surrender any starters, though. To recap, the first trade brought forward John Salmons and center Brad Miller from Sacramento for forward Andres Nocioni, forward Drew Gooden, forward Cedric Simmons and forward Michael Ruffin, who was rerouted to Portland. Guard Larry Hughes got his wish for a new home as the Bulls sent him to New York for forward Tim Thomas, center Jerome James and guard Anthony Roberson. Thomas joined the Bulls in a trade with the Knicks back in 2005, and things didn't work out very well. Read more...

Chicago Bulls Daily News

Yahoo NBA Fri, 02/20/2009 1:43 AM

Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Rumors were flying for a couple of weeks before the Bulls finally pulled off a major trade on Wednesday, sending Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin to Sacramento for center Brad Miller and swingman John Salmons. They weren't done there. Before Thursday's trade deadline, the Bulls sent guard Larry Hughes, who had fallen out of the rotation, to the New York Knicks for forwards Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson, and forward Thabo Sefolosha and cash to Oklahoma City for a first-round draft pick this year. Miller, 32, is an experienced big man who played for the Bulls from 2000-02, and the 6-foot-6 Salmons, 28, is a versatile player who was averaging 18.3 points for the Kings this season. Miller figures to complement the Bulls'... Read more...

Yahoo NBA Wed, 02/18/2009 7:30 PM

Bulls get Miller, Salmons from Kings (AP)

The Chicago Bulls acquired center Brad Miller and John Salmons from the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday for four players, including forwards Drew Gooden and Andres Nocioni. Sacramento also got Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons in the deal, but immediately traded Ruffin to the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Ike Diogu and cash. Read more...